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many chinese at the time criticized the government's response, but the government and media have since been largely silent. nhk world reports. >> reporter: on july 23rd, 2011, one high-speed train crashed into another in the city of wenjo. investigators quickly buried some of the wreckage, but they received criticism on the internet. on monday many police officers and local government officials were deployed to keep an eye out for demonstrations commemorating the event. you can hardly tell this is where the accident occurred. the site of those resti here reminds us of what happened. >> translator: i'm here to express my condolences as a citizen of china. >> reporter: no official memory or services were held to mark the day. the wrecked trains were left at a nearby station for a year. construction of high-speed train lines were suspended throughout china after the accident. a chinese government report released in december said the accidents were the result of a number of human errors. the government is once again promoting high-speed rail as a way to accelerate growth. the chinese media
many chinese at the time criticized the government's response, but the government and media have since been largely silent. nhk world reports. >> reporter: on july 23rd, 2011, one high-speed train crashed into another in the city of wenjo. investigators quickly buried some of the wreckage, but they received criticism on the internet. on monday many police officers and local government officials were deployed to keep an eye out for demonstrations commemorating the event. you can hardly...
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government to punish all who are involved. the spokesperson for the nato-led forces promised a thorough investigation. >> the important thing is the findings will lead to an appropriate legal procedure and justice will be done. >> u.s. forces sparked a spade of violence last month when they inadvertently burned copies of the koran. >>> greece's neighbors have stepped in to help once again. ai has that story. >> at last, the eurozone countries has finalized the bailout for greece. this comes after most private investors accepted write offs on the greek government bonds. >> as new financing of 130 billion. the eurosss will be committed f 2012 and 2013. it is an unprecedented amount of financing that is being committed for securing greece's future. >> the finance minister of the 17 eurozone nations reached the decision on monday as the debt-strapped nation has met necessary conditions. euro group president also urged greece to successfully implement austerity measures. he said greece should not waste the second chance has been gi
government to punish all who are involved. the spokesperson for the nato-led forces promised a thorough investigation. >> the important thing is the findings will lead to an appropriate legal procedure and justice will be done. >> u.s. forces sparked a spade of violence last month when they inadvertently burned copies of the koran. >>> greece's neighbors have stepped in to help once again. ai has that story. >> at last, the eurozone countries has finalized the bailout...
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government officials say she needs long term care abroad. the pakistani government offered to pay for her transport and treatment. doctors flew with her in an air ambulance. she's 14 years old. she wrote a blog advocating girls education. that angered some fundamentalists. they boarded her school bus and shot her in the head. the pakistani taliban have confirmed. >>> sales clerks across the u.s. have been ringing up more customers at the check out counter. what are we seeing here? >> looks like more americans are loosening up their pursestrings and opening up their wallets because u.s. shoppers were busy again in september pushing retail sales higher for the third straight month. commerce department officials said on monday retail sales reached $412.9 billion last month. that's up 1.1% from august and better than market forecasts of around .7%. sales at department stores fell by two-tenths of a percent but most other retailers saw increases. electronics and home appliances rose 4.5% while gasoline sales were up 2.5%. autos were up over 1%. c
government officials say she needs long term care abroad. the pakistani government offered to pay for her transport and treatment. doctors flew with her in an air ambulance. she's 14 years old. she wrote a blog advocating girls education. that angered some fundamentalists. they boarded her school bus and shot her in the head. the pakistani taliban have confirmed. >>> sales clerks across the u.s. have been ringing up more customers at the check out counter. what are we seeing here?...
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government troops continued attacking the central city of homs on wednesday. the troops briefly stopped firing last thursday but resumed, blaming dissidents who refused to respect the cease-fire deal. the groups say the troops have shelled residential areas and fired on civilians killing nearly 100 people over the two days 'until tuesday. this comes as an advanced group of six u.n. observers arrived in syria to monitor a halt in military activity by forces of the government of president bashar al assad. >>> japanese exporters can't seem to get over a few persistent challenges. we are joined by the business team with a snapshot of the trade balance. hi. >> they absolutely are having a hard time dealing with the strong ends as well as a need for alternative energy sources, with what all the nuclear power plants shut down here. japan's trade balance in march went into the red once again after february data snapped four straight months of deficits. the finance ministry said in its preliminary report on thursday morning that japan's trade deficit was about $1 billi
government troops continued attacking the central city of homs on wednesday. the troops briefly stopped firing last thursday but resumed, blaming dissidents who refused to respect the cease-fire deal. the groups say the troops have shelled residential areas and fired on civilians killing nearly 100 people over the two days 'until tuesday. this comes as an advanced group of six u.n. observers arrived in syria to monitor a halt in military activity by forces of the government of president bashar...
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they cheered when they heard the ecuadorian government's decision. the british foreign secretary said his government was legally bound to extradite him to sweden. >> we will not allow him safe passage out of the united kingdom, nor is there any legal basis for us to do so. the united kingdom does not accept the principle of diplomatic asylum. >> dweed dish foreign ministry officials cannot accept the decision to offer asylum. they would summon ecuador's bams dor to launch a protest. on twitter they said he will give a statement on sunday from the embassy. british police are on stand-by around the building. they could arrest him if he tries to leave the grounds. >>> the u.n. security council has officially decided to withdraw it's observer mission from syria. france's ambassador to the u.n. is the current president of the council. he announced the decision on thursday. that's three days before the mission's mandate expires. >> which means we'll fade out, but there will be what is the most important there will be a u.n. presence, and we do hope a usefu
they cheered when they heard the ecuadorian government's decision. the british foreign secretary said his government was legally bound to extradite him to sweden. >> we will not allow him safe passage out of the united kingdom, nor is there any legal basis for us to do so. the united kingdom does not accept the principle of diplomatic asylum. >> dweed dish foreign ministry officials cannot accept the decision to offer asylum. they would summon ecuador's bams dor to launch a protest....
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a syrian foreministry spokesperson said government officials are dlerg proposal. brahim si expected to visit damascus to try to get both sides to agree to the truce. he received support from a longtime syrian ally. the profit iran, mahmoud ahmadinejad backed his proposal. ahmadinejad said a cease-fire and negotiations on free elections is the right road to resolution. he had expressed support for peace negotiations brokered by brahimi when they met on sunday in tehran. chinese officials, too, endorsed the plan. foreign ministry spokesperson hang lei said they hope both sides in the conflict will act responsibly for the sake of the country and the syrian people. >>> cuba has long been restrict ing its citizens from traveling abroad. now the communist government is relaxing requirements for the first time in nearly half a century. the government said from january next year cubans in principle will be free to travel abroad. this will be possible if they can get a passport and a visa from the country they're visiting. previously cubans had to show an invitation letter
a syrian foreministry spokesperson said government officials are dlerg proposal. brahim si expected to visit damascus to try to get both sides to agree to the truce. he received support from a longtime syrian ally. the profit iran, mahmoud ahmadinejad backed his proposal. ahmadinejad said a cease-fire and negotiations on free elections is the right road to resolution. he had expressed support for peace negotiations brokered by brahimi when they met on sunday in tehran. chinese officials, too,...
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and taliban negotiators have met without members of his government. then u.s. special envoy mark grossman presented a new condition. the u.s. wanted the taliban to issue a statement saying it would cut ties to al qaeda and negotiate with the karzai administration. >> translator: al qaeda has no presence in afghanistan, nor have we brought al qaeda to afghanistan. we have no link with it. >> reporter: but the new u.s. condition proved to be a sticking point. the taliban's negotiators opposed the idea of opening a dialogue with the karzai administration. >> the islamic community of afghanistan will talk with the united states about ending the occupation of afghanistan. it is not in the power of the kabul administration. >> reporter: taliban members decided in march this year to suspend their talks with u.s. negotiators. >> translator: from different channels in direct approaches were there, but they were not fruitful. so we suspended the talks from our side. confidence-building measures must be taken to end fighting. i've already said that this war has been impos
and taliban negotiators have met without members of his government. then u.s. special envoy mark grossman presented a new condition. the u.s. wanted the taliban to issue a statement saying it would cut ties to al qaeda and negotiate with the karzai administration. >> translator: al qaeda has no presence in afghanistan, nor have we brought al qaeda to afghanistan. we have no link with it. >> reporter: but the new u.s. condition proved to be a sticking point. the taliban's negotiators...
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the government is even getting into matchmaking. the state-sponsored website links single singaporeans with like-minded people and social events. despite all these efforts, the birth rate continues to fall. one reason is a broad role women play in society. singapore has higher workplace equality than almost anywhere else in asia. here in the heart of business district, and if you look around you can find roughly the same number of men and women work in this area. 80% of working women in singapore have regular full-time jobs. that compares with about 40% in japan. the link to gender is said to be one reason why singapore's economy has taken off. but while women seek fulfillment in their careers, they tend to put less emphasis on getting married or raising children. a government survey in 2010 showed 54% of women in their late 20s were still single, up 14 percentage points from a decade earlier. masahiro yamada is a japanese expert on family lifestyles has conducted research into the marriage trends of young singaporeans. >> translato
the government is even getting into matchmaking. the state-sponsored website links single singaporeans with like-minded people and social events. despite all these efforts, the birth rate continues to fall. one reason is a broad role women play in society. singapore has higher workplace equality than almost anywhere else in asia. here in the heart of business district, and if you look around you can find roughly the same number of men and women work in this area. 80% of working women in...
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this will be the third such order issued by the government. the last time was in april, when north korean officials launched another rocket. it blew up less than two minutes after liftoff. >>> authorities in japan have given the all-clear to people living along the northeastern coast. they lifted a tsunami warning and advisories issued after a strong earthquake shook the region. analysts say the tremor was likely an aftershock from the march 2011 earthquake. the estimated 7.3 magnitude tremor jolted the country at 5:18 p.m. local time, triggering tsunami. it struck off the sanriku coast in the tohoku region. this was the same part of japan that was hit by last year's quake. immediately after friday's tremor, authorities issued a tsunami warning and advisories for pacific coastal regions. they say a tsunami of one meter came racing ashore in the northeastern prefecture of miyagi, hitting the coastal city of ishinomaki. so far there are no reports of major injuries or damage. authorities lifted their warning and advisories two hours after the qu
this will be the third such order issued by the government. the last time was in april, when north korean officials launched another rocket. it blew up less than two minutes after liftoff. >>> authorities in japan have given the all-clear to people living along the northeastern coast. they lifted a tsunami warning and advisories issued after a strong earthquake shook the region. analysts say the tremor was likely an aftershock from the march 2011 earthquake. the estimated 7.3 magnitude...
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a government panel released its report just this week. we're going to look at how the various findings compare on today's nuclear watch. and we'll also examine the debate over whether the accident was preventible. >>> the march 11th earthquake and tsunami caused serious damage to fukushima daiichi, a full-scale loss of power triggered meltdowns in three reactors. the crisis revealed failures of tokyo electric power company and regulators made before the accident and while it was ongoing. discussion on whether the disaster was preventible has yet to run its course. tepco concluded in its report that a tsunami beyond expectations caused the accident. it insisted the event was unpreventable. on the other hand, members of a diet-appointed panel stress the accident was man-made. they concluded if preventive measures had been taken before march 2011 the accident might not have happened. following this story, hiroshi, tepco analysts say the accident was not preventible whereas experts on a diet panel say the accident was man-made. what do member
a government panel released its report just this week. we're going to look at how the various findings compare on today's nuclear watch. and we'll also examine the debate over whether the accident was preventible. >>> the march 11th earthquake and tsunami caused serious damage to fukushima daiichi, a full-scale loss of power triggered meltdowns in three reactors. the crisis revealed failures of tokyo electric power company and regulators made before the accident and while it was...
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. >> i know the government of the united states is quietly talking japan and china. we have failed our growing relationship with china. >> amitage view reflects growing concern among american officials. the u.s. government remain a neutral stance. because japan controls the territory japan u.s. security treaty extends to the islands. chinese vessels have been navigating the waters around the island. japan coast guard crews have been keeping an eye on them. obviousers fear an absence of dialogue and the crisis mechanism could lead to unintended consequences which could mean the united states would not be able to stay neutral. >> japan and china are said to mark 40 years. organizers have cancelled a number of events. government officials celebrated the friendship year for japan china people to people exchanges. as of thursday 29 events in both countries have been cancelled or postponed. japan airlines reports that about 12,000 seats for its group tour bookings have been cancelled. some car dealerships in china have scrapped their plans to display japanese vehicles at a
. >> i know the government of the united states is quietly talking japan and china. we have failed our growing relationship with china. >> amitage view reflects growing concern among american officials. the u.s. government remain a neutral stance. because japan controls the territory japan u.s. security treaty extends to the islands. chinese vessels have been navigating the waters around the island. japan coast guard crews have been keeping an eye on them. obviousers fear an absence...
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so by doing the same thing, the japanese government wants to send a clear message to the chinese government that it wants the relationship to be more stable and wants to go back to the normalcy of the japan/china relations that it should be. >> what do you think led the hong kong activists to go to the senkaku islands in the first place? do you think the chinese government could be involved? >> well, i don't think the chinese government instigated the incident, but at least it did not prevent the activists from going. so by letting them go, i think they wanted to do two things. one was to send a message to the japanese side that it doesn't like what the japanese have been doing about the senkaku islands. the other is that they need some safety valve as it were to lower the pressure of nationalistic sentiments that is developing in the chinese society now. but another point we need to take note of is the fact that it wasn't the mainland activists, but it was the hong kong activists. you know, china is going to have its party congress coming up very soon, and the civility of society is someth
so by doing the same thing, the japanese government wants to send a clear message to the chinese government that it wants the relationship to be more stable and wants to go back to the normalcy of the japan/china relations that it should be. >> what do you think led the hong kong activists to go to the senkaku islands in the first place? do you think the chinese government could be involved? >> well, i don't think the chinese government instigated the incident, but at least it did...
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what about china's government? >> reporter: hu jintao wants to strengthen economic relations with russia. china's economy is slowing down due to europe's credit crisis. russia's far east has great potential, both as a supplier of natural resources to chinese businesses, and as a market for their products. chinese officials underscored the need to cooperate with russia. >> translator: russia has accelerated development in the far east and eastern siberia. this development could also benefit neighboring nations, including china. >> reporter: i have attended several press briefings held by apec's delegations. many speak of the need to strengthen trade relations with china. the influence of chinese economy in the region is growing tremendously. this includes the border area between china and russia. suifenhe is a small town on china's border with russia. there are signs in russian everywhere, and the streets are so full of russian people, it looks as if it could be in russia. every year around 500,000 people visit from
what about china's government? >> reporter: hu jintao wants to strengthen economic relations with russia. china's economy is slowing down due to europe's credit crisis. russia's far east has great potential, both as a supplier of natural resources to chinese businesses, and as a market for their products. chinese officials underscored the need to cooperate with russia. >> translator: russia has accelerated development in the far east and eastern siberia. this development could also...
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the chinese government responded swiftly to the arrests. the vice foreign minister held telephone talks with japan's parliamentary senior vice for her rin minister. she said the arrests were illegal since the islands are chinese territory. chinese citizens have been busy posting messages on the internet. they're demanding that the government take stronger measures against japan. analysts say the chinese government will seek an early settlement of the issue. they say it wants to maintain stable relations with japan before a major party leadership reshuffle scheduled this fall. >>> japan has territorial problems with south korea as well. it's starting to overshadow business. japanese credit card companies announced it will postpone the start of new services in south korea. the firm canceled a press conference scheduled for next week in seoul to mark the launch of the new business. the company had planned to begin the issuance of prepaid cards for up japanese travelers in south korea next month. the recent strained relations between japan and
the chinese government responded swiftly to the arrests. the vice foreign minister held telephone talks with japan's parliamentary senior vice for her rin minister. she said the arrests were illegal since the islands are chinese territory. chinese citizens have been busy posting messages on the internet. they're demanding that the government take stronger measures against japan. analysts say the chinese government will seek an early settlement of the issue. they say it wants to maintain stable...
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he quit the government and fled to jordan with his family with the support of anti-government forces. assad has appointed a new head of government in place of him. officials with the united nations refugee agency say more and more syrians have fled the country. aid workers with the u.n. high commissioner for refugees have registered more than 150,000 syrians who have crossed the border into neighboring countries. u.n. officials say the number of people escaping into turkey has doubled since last week. about 10,000 have fled in the last ten days ago. turkey has taken in about 60,000. jordan has 46,000 and lebanon 37,000. aid workers estimate the actual figure may exceed 200,000 once they finished registering all those on the run. they say turkey and lebanon cannot accept any more. the agency plans to set up new refugee camps with cooperation from other countries. >>> world war ii ended 67 years ago this month, but there's unfinished business left over from the conflict. government officials from japan and north korea are preparing for talking about one issue, the repate yags of the rem
he quit the government and fled to jordan with his family with the support of anti-government forces. assad has appointed a new head of government in place of him. officials with the united nations refugee agency say more and more syrians have fled the country. aid workers with the u.n. high commissioner for refugees have registered more than 150,000 syrians who have crossed the border into neighboring countries. u.n. officials say the number of people escaping into turkey has doubled since...
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soutd south korean government officials say the woman is kim jong-un's wife. north koreans arriving in beijing from pyongyang appear to know ri. north korean tv is repeatedly showing ri accompanying her husband. analysts say the north korean leadership is trying to underline similarities between kim and his late grandfather, and the country's founder, kim il-sung. the elder kim's wife accompanied him when former u.s. president jimmy carter visited the north in 1994. analysts also suggest north korean authorities are hoping that by polishing the image of the young kim as a married man, they'll defuse concerns about the new leader's inexperience. >>> investors seem to be showing more confidence in the euro. ai uchida joins us from the business team, good morning. what's happening this morning? >> good morning, catherine. investors have their hopes pinned on the european central bank, because the president of the ecb expressed his resolve to safeguard the euro. mario draghi's remarks lifted the currency's value and boosted share prices. >> the ecb is ready to do
soutd south korean government officials say the woman is kim jong-un's wife. north koreans arriving in beijing from pyongyang appear to know ri. north korean tv is repeatedly showing ri accompanying her husband. analysts say the north korean leadership is trying to underline similarities between kim and his late grandfather, and the country's founder, kim il-sung. the elder kim's wife accompanied him when former u.s. president jimmy carter visited the north in 1994. analysts also suggest north...
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and so why did the government press ahead with the crackdown? well, nhk world's jun kobayashi reports from yangon. >> reporter: since thursday, they've disbursed hundreds of protesters. the crowd included local residents and buddhist monks. the demonstrators demanded a halt to mining operations in central myanmar. local officials say at least 70 people were injured. the protests began in mid-november. local residents say they were forced from their homes. they say the mine is polluting the environment. president thein sein has stressed the legitimacy of the crackdown. he issued a statement saying the protests were unauthorized and broken up according to the law. the largest opposition leader aung san suu kyi rushed to the site on thursday night. she called on both sides to seek a negotiated settlement. >> translator: i want to solve this problem peacefully and in a dignified manner. i want to request that all of you help me on this. >> reporter: the copper mine is being jointly developed by chinese company and the firm linked to the military. th
and so why did the government press ahead with the crackdown? well, nhk world's jun kobayashi reports from yangon. >> reporter: since thursday, they've disbursed hundreds of protesters. the crowd included local residents and buddhist monks. the demonstrators demanded a halt to mining operations in central myanmar. local officials say at least 70 people were injured. the protests began in mid-november. local residents say they were forced from their homes. they say the mine is polluting...
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he said his government had nothing to do with a film made in the u.s. that ridicules the prophet mohammad. >> i have made it clear the united states had nothing to do with this video. it is an insult to muslims but america as well, that i have witnessed after nearly four years as president. i remain ever hopeful all right world that we live in. the war in iraq is over. american troops have come home. al qaeda's been weakened. and osama bin laden is no more. >> obama took the podium six weeks before the u.s. presidential election. he spent much of his time defending his record on foreign policy. >>> to coincide with the open egg of the general asell blame, british charity has released a video report on children in syria who are suffering from the escalating violence. many syrian children are haunted by the memory of seeing family members killed in front of their eyes. they have observed children becoming overaggressive. some have injured themselves due to severe psychological wounds. they say a school in the syrian capital, damascus, was bombed on tuesda
he said his government had nothing to do with a film made in the u.s. that ridicules the prophet mohammad. >> i have made it clear the united states had nothing to do with this video. it is an insult to muslims but america as well, that i have witnessed after nearly four years as president. i remain ever hopeful all right world that we live in. the war in iraq is over. american troops have come home. al qaeda's been weakened. and osama bin laden is no more. >> obama took the podium...
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the government has deployed dozens of tanks in and around aleppo. an opposition activist there says the rebels destroyed seven of them. the activist says the free syrian army is using guerrilla tactics in the fight. government forces have retaliated with repeated attacks on opposition positions. state television reports the government side has pushed the opposition side back close to the border with turkey. government pilots have dropped bombs on densely populated areas where opposition forces have fled. civilian casualties are expected to rise. >>> united nations officials have withdrawn half of their observers from syria. about 140 monitor also remain on the ground. >> we have to hope that the whole process gains traction, that the vicious circle of violence can cease. >> he cited syria's deteriorating security as the key factor in the decision. still he said those who remain will continue with their work. u.n. security council members voted last week to extend the mission by 30 days, but the monitors have been forced to suspend most of their patr
the government has deployed dozens of tanks in and around aleppo. an opposition activist there says the rebels destroyed seven of them. the activist says the free syrian army is using guerrilla tactics in the fight. government forces have retaliated with repeated attacks on opposition positions. state television reports the government side has pushed the opposition side back close to the border with turkey. government pilots have dropped bombs on densely populated areas where opposition forces...